Elsewhere on social media, the former president shared a photo on Instagram of the whole family handing out items at a food bank with a message of thanks.

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“Today, we give thanks for our blessings, give back to those around us, and enjoy some time — and turkey, and maybe a little football — with the ones we love,” he wrote. “From the Obama family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving.”

Thursday marks the third Thanksgiving since Barack Obama left the White House.